Modulation of whistlers

V.P. Sivokon, V.V. Bogdanov, G.I. Druzhin, N.V. Cherneva, A.V. Kubyshkin, D.V. Sannikov, I.V. Agranat.

    An analysis of experimental data obtained at the Paratunka observatory (53.02° N, 158.65° E; L = 2.3), revealed an unusual form of whistlers, in which there are spectral lines symmetrical relative to a whistler. It is shown that this form is the most likely determined by amplitude modulation of whistlers by electromagnetic pulses with duration of about 1 s and filling frequency of 1.1 kHz. It is suggested that auroral electrojet, modified by the heating radiation of the HAARP stand (62.30° N, 145.30° W; L = 4.2), can be the emitter of such pulses.

    V.P. Sivokon, V.V. Bogdanov, G.I. Druzhin, N.V. Cherneva, A.V. Kubyshkin, D.V. Sannikov, I.V. Agranat. Whistler modulation. // Geomagnetism and Aeronomy. 2014. Volume 54, No. 6, pp. 851-857